2018–19 Houston Cougars women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Houston Cougars women's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the sixth for the Cougars as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Cougars were led by fifth-year head coach Ronald Hughey. They played their home games at Fertitta Center, which reopened on December 1, 2018, after a $60 million upgrade. The Cougars played their first three non-conference home games at H&PE Arena while construction on Fertitta Center was completed. They finished the season 15–16, 9–7 in The American play to finish in fourth place. They lost to South Florida in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference Women's Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Arkansas in the first round.

2018–19 Houston Cougars women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2018–19 record15–16 (9–7 The American)
Head coachRonald Hughey (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Tai Dillard
  • Victoria Picott
  • Jamila Ganter
Home arenaH&PE Arena
Fertitta Center
2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 UConn †16–0 1.000  35–3  .921
UCF13–3 .813  26–7  .788
Cincinnati12–4 .750  24–11  .686
Houston9–7 .563  15–16  .484
South Florida7–9 .438  19–16  .543
Temple7–9 .438  11–18  .379
East Carolina6–10 .375  16–15  .516
Tulsa6–10 .375  13–18  .419
Tulane5–11 .313  15–16  .484
Wichita State5–11 .313  12–18  .400
SMU5–11 .313  11–19  .367
Memphis5–11 .313  11–20  .355
† 2019 AAC Tournament winner
As of March 17, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll
Houston in action against SMU

Media

All Cougars games home and away are aired on the Houston Cougars IMG Sports Network, streamed online via the Houston Portal, with Gerald Sanchez and Louis Ray on the call. Before conference season home games were streamed on Houston All-Access. Conference home games rotated between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and the Houston Portal. Road games typically streamed on the opponents' websites, though some conference road games also appeared on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster
2018–19 Houston Cougars women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Angela Harris 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrCy-Fair HS Cypress, TX
F 1 Starr Jacobs 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrDuncanville HS
USC		 Duncanville, TX
F 2 Octavia Barnes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrRaymond HS
Hinds CC		 Jackson, MS
F 3 Dorian Branch 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrRichardson HS Dallas, TX
G 4 Jasmyne Harris 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrBrazosport HS Freeport, TX
G 5 Dymond Gladney 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) FrClear Springs HS Los Angeles, CA
F 12 Alyssa Okoene 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoNorth Shore
North Carolina		 Houston, TX
G 21 Jaidah Stewart 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrKirkwood HS St. Louis, MO
F 22 Myyah West 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrPrentiss HS
Jones County JC		 Prentiss, MS
G 23 Serithia Hawkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrSouthmoore Moore, OK
G 33 Juila Blackshell-Fair 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoVanden Fairfield, CA
Head coach
  • Ronald Hughey (Limestone College)
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/06/2018*
9:00 PM		 at No. 24 California L 79–80  0–1
 Haas Pavilion (1,246)
Berkeley, CA
11/09/2018*
7:00 PM		 Georgia Tech W 95–89 2OT 1–1
 H&PE Arena (791)
Houston, TX
11/14/2018*
6:30 PM		 at Louisiana Tech L 88–100 OT 1–2
 Thomas Assembly Center (1,128)
Ruston, LA
11/16/2018*
11:30 AM		 at Incarnate Word W 79–60  2–2
 McDermott Center (404)
San Antonio, TX
11/18/2018*
1:00 PM		 Boston College L 57–64  2–3
 HP&E Arena 
Houston, TX
11/21/2018*
1:00 PM, ESPN+		 at Columbia W 83–72  3–3
 Levien Gymnasium (348)
New York, NY
11/24/2018*
2:00 PM		 New Mexico L 84–89 2OT 3–4
 HP&E Arena (802)
Houston, TX
11/28/2018*
4:00 PM		 at Florida Gulf Coast L 71–76  3–5
 Alico Arena (2,021)
Fort Myers, FL
12/01/2018*
1:00 PM		 at East Tennessee State W 84–77  4–5
 J. Madison Brooks Gymnasium (933)
Johnson City, TN
12/06/2018*
6:00 PM, ESPN2		 Texas A&M L 52–68  4–6
 Fertitta Center (2,107)
Houston, TX
12/17/2018*
7:00 PM		 Texas–Arlington L 61–65 OT 4–7
 Fertitta Center (831)
Houston, TX
12/21/2018*
3:00 PM, ESPN+		 at George Mason W 66–56  5–7
 EagleBank Arena (602)
Fairfax, VA
12/30/2018*
2:00 PM		 at Southern Miss W 61–44  6–7
 Reed Green Coliseum (1,093)
Hattiesburg, MS
AAC regular season
01/06/2019
11:00 AM, CBSSN		 No. 1 Connecticut L 61–81  6–8 (0–1)
 Fertitta Center (3,644)
Houston, TX
01/09/2019
7:00 PM, ADN		 at SMU W 72–61  7–8 (1–1)
 Moody Coliseum (685)
Dallas, TX
01/12/2019
1:00 PM		 Temple W 78–65  8–8 (2–1)
 Fertitta Center (866)
Houston, TX
01/20/2019
1:00 PM, ESPNU		 at Wichita State W 66–58  9–8 (3–1)
 Charles Koch Arena (1,457)
Wichita, KS
01/23/2019
6:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Cincinnati L 57–68  9–9 (3–2)
 Fifth Third Arena (814)
Cincinnati, OH
01/26/2019
2:00 PM		 Tulsa W 76–44  10–9 (4–2)
 Fertitta Center (1,185)
Houston, TX
01/30/2019
6:00 PM, ESPN3		 at UCF L 56–58  10–10 (4–3)
 CFE Arena (3,306)
Orlando, FL
02/02/2019
2:00 PM		 SMU W 69–68 OT 11–10 (5–3)
 Fertitta Center (1,552)
Houston, TX
02/05/2019
11:00 AM, ESPN3		 at Temple L 65–76  11–11 (5–4)
 Liacouras Center (3,287)
Philadelphia, PA
02/10/2019
1:00 PM, ESPN2		 at South Florida W 54–52  12–11 (6–4)
 Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
02/16/2019
12:00 PM		 East Carolina W 63–52  13–11 (7–4)
 Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
02/20/2019
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Tulane W 83–82 OT 14–11 (8–4)
 Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
02/24/2019
1:00 PM, ESPNU		 at Memphis W 59–57  15–11 (9–4)
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (657)
Memphis, TN
02/27/2019
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 South Florida L 49–59  15–12 (9–5)
 Fertitta Center (919)
Houston, TX
03/02/2019
12:00 PM, SNY/ESPN3		 at No. 2 Connecticut L 61–83  15–13 (9–6)
 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
03/04/2019
6:00 PM, CBSSN		 UCF L 50–59  15–14 (9–7)
 Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
AAC Women's Tournament
03/09/2019
11:00 AM, ESPN3		 (4) vs. (5) South Florida
Quarterfinals		 L 55–72  15–15
 Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
WNIT
03/21/2019*
7:00 PM		 at Arkansas
First Round		 L 80–88 OT 15–16
 Bud Walton Arena (3,689)
Fayetteville, AR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
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19		Final
AP N/A
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked
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See also

References
  1. "University of Houston Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". Uhcougars.Com.
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